Creating Space to Discuss End-of-Life Issues in Cancer Care

As patient-centered care1 becomes routine in the provision of modern, quality healthcare [1 –5], shared decision making (SDM) and patient-centered communication (PCC) are promoted as key vehicles for meeting the standard. [6–8]. As a consequence, attention has increasingly been paid to the patient-physician interactions, to ensure that a patient’s voice, agency, and rights are consid ered. Despite the concerns, this ideological shift has met major impediments [9] and is unrealized in routine practice.
Source: Patient Education and Counseling - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research